Poverty Law I: Housing and Government Benefits Law - Fall 2024 Thursdays 1:25 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. - Mondale Hall Room 3 Professors Larry McDonough and Brianna Boone |
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Week |
Date |
First Half |
Second Half |
1 |
9/5 |
Introduction to Poverty Law Overview of Class and Materials Understanding Poverty Professor McDonough Professor Boone |
No class after 3:00 p.m. |
2 |
9/12 |
Housing Introduction Professor McDonough Tenants' Rights in Minnesota, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition |
Housing: 2023 and 2024Legislation Get Ready for 2024 - Landlord and Tenant Law Is Changing! |
3 |
9/19 |
Housing: Eviction Overview Professor McDonough Skim reading |
Housing: Eviction Service Defenses Professor McDonough Read service defenses of Answer Form A1 Skim Residential Eviction Defense and Tenant Claims in Minnesota § VI.C table of contents and text for more information. In Class: Interview and Advise Hypothetical Tenant |
4 |
9/26 |
Housing: Eviction Precondition Defenses Professor McDonough Read precondition defenses of Answer Form A1 Skim Residential Eviction Defense and Tenant Claims in Minnesota § VI.D table of contents and text for more information (except public and subsidized housing). In Class: Interview and Advise Hypothetical Tenant |
Housing: Eviction Rent Defenses Professor McDonough Read rent defenses of Answer Form A1 Skim Residential Eviction Defense and Tenant Claims in Minnesota § VI.E table of contents and text for more information (except public and subsidized housing). In Class: Interview and Advise Hypothetical Tenant |
5 |
10/3 |
Housing: Eviction Notice Defenses Professor McDonough Read notice defenses of Answer Form A1 Skim Residential Eviction Defense and Tenant Claims in Minnesota § VI.F table of contents and text for more information (except public and subsidized housing). In Class: Interview and Advise Hypothetical Tenant |
Housing: Eviction Breach Defenses Professor McDonough Read breach defenses of Answer Form A1 Skim Residential Eviction Defense and Tenant Claims in Minnesota § VI.G table of contents and text for more information (except public and subsidized housing) In Class: Interview and Advise Hypothetical Tenant |
6 |
10/10 |
Housing: Eviction Relief, Post Trial Issues and Settlement Professor McDonough Read relief in Answer Form A1 Skim Residential Eviction Defense and Tenant Claims in Minnesota Chapters VII - IX table of contents and text for more information. In Class: Interview and Advise Hypothetical Tenant |
Housing: Security Deposits Professor McDonough McDonough, Security Deposits in Minnesota Housing: Other Landlord and Tenant Actions Read the forms for emergency tenant remedies actions, rent escrow actions, and tenant remedies actions and skim Chapter XII §§ B.0-3 table of contents and text for more information. McDonough, Residential Eviction Defense and Tenant Claims in Minnesota, Chapter XII.B In Class: Interview and Advise Hypothetical Tenant Research Problem #1 Handed Out |
7 |
10/17 |
Research Problem # 1 Due at 1:25 p.m. via email to Professor McDonough The Law of Government Benefits, Measuring Poverty, and Getting Benefits Busted America's Poverty Myths, On the Media, Episodes 1 & 2 https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/projects/busted-americas-poverty-myths In Class: Combined Application Exercise |
What Does a Government Benefits Attorney Actually Do? Professor Boone In Class: Combined Manual Scavenger Hunt Combined Manual: https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=CombinedManual |
8 |
10/24 |
Cash Programs for Individuals with Disabilities (SSI and Social Security) Professor Boone Social Security Act: 42 U.S.C. §§ 1381-1383f SSI Regulations: 20 C.F.R. §§ 416.101 – 2227 Required Reading: Supplemental Security 101: A Guide for Advocates, By: Jenny Chung Mejia, Justice in Aging, March 2018 In Class: SSI Exercise and Hypotheticals |
Food Programs (SNAP) Professor Boone Required Reading: In Class: SNAP Exercise and Hypotheticals |
9 |
10/31 |
Cash Programs from Families with Children (MFIP) Professor Boone Required Readings: Required Reading: Required Listening Busted America's Poverty Myths, On the Media:, Episodes 3 & 4 In Class: MFIP Household Hypotheticals; 5-Year Exercise and Hypotheticals |
Cash Programs from Families with Children (MFIP) Professor Boone Continued |
10 |
11/4 Monday 1:00-4:00 p.m. |
Cash Programs for Single Adults (GA and MSA) Professor Boone Required Reading: Minnesota Supplemental Aid, Law Help MN In Class: GA and MSA Exercise and Hypotheticals |
Emergency Cash and Food Assistance (EA, EGA, and Expedited SNAP) Professor Boone Required Reading: Emergency General Assistance, Law Help MN |
11 |
11/14 |
Medical Benefits (MA, MinnesotaCare, and Home and Community Based Services) Professor Boone Required Reading: |
Medical Benefits (MA, MinnesotaCare, and Home and Community Based Services) Professor Boone In Class: Medical Assistance Exercise and Hypotheticals. Research Problem #2 Handed Out |
12 |
11/21 |
Research Problem # 2 Due at 1:25 p.m. via email to Professor Boone Other Government Benefits Programs: Child Care Assistance and Housing Support Current Issues: Skimming; Medicaid Unwinding Required Reading: Minnesota Health Coverage Renewals Threatens Thousands with Loss of Essential Medical Assistance |
Readability/Plain English Lecture Professor Boone |
13 |
11/28 |
Thanksgiving (No Class) |
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14 |
12/3 Tuesday |
Last Class Professors McDonough and Boone Thirteen Principles for Effective Advocacy, Florence Wagman Roisman Complete surveys and provide class feedback |
No class after 3:00 p.m. |